N-Cyano-N'-methyl-ethanimidamide

Chemical Properties

This product is white powder, mp97.2～100.4℃, insoluble in water.

Uses

N-cyano-N'-methylacetamidine is an intermediate for the insecticide acetamiprid.

Synthesis

The preparation method takes acetonitrile and methanol as raw materials, feeds dry hydrogen chloride to obtain methyl acetimidate, then reacts with cyanamide to generate N-cyanomethyl acetimidate, and finally reacts with methylamine to generate N-cyanide. base-N'-methylacetamidine.